At least the Saints don't need him at this point. Chris Ivory is holding his own, there is no serious drop off with Ingram out.

FireVenturi

12-30-2011 05:42 AM

Would like to have another option for the playoffs....just in case.

dizzle88

12-30-2011 08:11 AM

It's a shame the lions took Joique bell, we could have activated him just in case

CheramieIII

12-30-2011 08:36 AM

That's the beauty of having the beast CI back. With PT and CI we're good to geaux

papz

12-30-2011 09:29 AM

Ingram suffers turf toe setback

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New Orleans Saints running back Mark Ingram missed practice on Thursday after suffering a setback Wednesday with his turf toe injury and will likely miss a fourth consecutive game this week.

Coach Sean Payton said Ingram, who was injured in a Dec. 4 game, re-injured the toe while practicing on a limited basis Wednesday and had to be held out of Thursday’s workout as the Saints continued preparing for Sunday’s game with the Carolina Panthers.

The Saints hoped to have Ingram back for the playoffs, if not Sunday’s game, but now it’s not known when he might return.

“He got it again and had some soreness in it, so we backed off,” Payton said after Thursday’s practice. “He had been making progress, and I would say he had a setback (Wednesday).”

When asked if it would be tough to work Ingram back into the mix at halfback with Chris Ivory, Pierre Thomas and Darren Sproles all healthy, Payton said they’ll continue to evaluate Ingram weekly.

“We just have to wait until it’s healthy,” Payton said. “It’s real simple.”